Shawn Christopher Burr (July 1, 1966 – August 5, 2013) was a professional
ice hockey
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left winger. Burr played in the
NHL
The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...
for parts of 16 seasons from 1985 to 2000.
Playing career
Burr was drafted in the first round (seventh overall) by the
Detroit Red Wings in the
1984 NHL Entry Draft
The 1984 NHL Entry Draft was the 22nd NHL Entry Draft. It took place on June 9, 1984, at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.
The 1984 Entry Draft is noted for the unusually high number of future Hall of Famers picked, particularly in lowe ...
. Burr played 878 career NHL games with the Red Wings,
Tampa Bay Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning (colloquially known as the Bolts) are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. They play th ...
and the
San Jose Sharks
The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference, and are owned by San Jose Sports & Entertainm ...
, scoring 181 goals and 259 assists for 440 points. He also garnered 1,069 penalty minutes.
In 2007, Burr was elected president of th
Detroit Red Wings Alumni Associationand was active in its efforts to raise money for children's charities in
Metro Detroit
The Detroit metropolitan area, often referred to as Metro Detroit, is a major metropolitan area in the U.S. State of Michigan, consisting of the city of Detroit and its Southeast Michigan, surrounding area. There are varied definitions of the a ...
.
Burr was the president of the
Port Huron Icehawks
The Port Huron Icehawks were a minor professional ice hockey team based in Port Huron, Michigan. They were a member of the International Hockey League and played their home games at McMorran Arena from 2007 to 2010.
History
The franchise was ...
IHL hockey organization.
Personal
Burr was born in
Sarnia
Sarnia is a city in Lambton County, Ontario, Canada. It had a Canada 2021 Census, 2021 population of 72,047, and is the largest city on Lake Huron. Sarnia is located on the eastern bank of the junction between the Upper and Lower Great Lakes w ...
, Ontario, Canada and lived there until his hockey career began.
On February 27, 2011, it was reported that Burr was diagnosed with
myeloid leukemia
Myeloid leukemia is a type of leukemia affecting myeloid tissue.
Types include:
* Acute myeloid leukemia
* Chronic myelogenous leukemia
* Acute megakaryoblastic leukemia
* Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm
See also
* Hematological m ...
, which in some cases requires a
bone marrow transplant
Hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) is the transplantation of multipotent hematopoietic stem cells, usually derived from bone marrow, peripheral blood, or umbilical cord blood in order to replicate inside of a patient and to produce ...
. He successfully completed
chemotherapy
Chemotherapy (often abbreviated to chemo and sometimes CTX or CTx) is a type of cancer treatment that uses one or more anti-cancer drugs ( chemotherapeutic agents or alkylating agents) as part of a standardized chemotherapy regimen. Chemothe ...
and was reportedly cancer free. However, it returned the following year.
Death
Burr died on August 5, 2013, after a fall in his home in
St. Clair, Michigan
St. Clair is a city in St. Clair County in the eastern "Thumb" of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,485 at the 2010 census. The city is located on the St. Clair River near the southeast corner of St. Clair Township.
Geography
*A ...
caused massive brain trauma. It is unknown if the fall was related to the lasting side effects of his cancer treatments.
Burr was survived by his wife Amanda and their two daughters.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
Awards
*1983-84
OHL Rookie of the Year
*1985-86
OHL Second All-Star team
References
External links
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1966 births
2013 deaths
Accidental deaths from falls
Accidental deaths in Michigan
Adirondack Red Wings players
Canadian ice hockey centres
Detroit Red Wings draft picks
Detroit Red Wings players
Sportspeople from Sarnia
Kentucky Thoroughblades players
Kitchener Rangers players
Manitoba Moose (IHL) players
National Hockey League first-round draft picks
San Jose Sharks players
Tampa Bay Lightning players
Ice hockey people from Ontario
People from St. Clair, Michigan
Sportspeople from Metro Detroit